THE PEOPLE of Catalonia are casting their votes in a snap election today as the battle for independence rages on. But where is Catalonia and what will happen in the election?

Hours after 2 million citizens in the Catalonia region voted overwhelmingly in a controversial, chaotic referendum to declare independence from Spain, the secessionist leaders here planned an emerg… ...

The regional parliament of Catalonia launched a plan Monday to set up a road map for independence from Spain by 2017, defying warnings from the central government in Madrid that it is violating ...

Catalonia has had its own regional government since the Spanish Constitution was signed in 1978. Prior to that there had been autonomous rule in the 13th, 17th and 20th centuries.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – The regional parliament of Catalonia approved a plan Monday to set up a road map for independence from Spain by 2017, in defiance of the central government. The chamber ...

According to the Catalan government, which announced the results early Monday, 90 percent of the voters chose independence. More than 2 million people voted for it, while fewer than 177,000 voted ...

By Angus MacSwan LONDON (Reuters) - Catalonia will stick to its timetable for independence from Spain despite the national political stalemate and the Madrid government's refusal to negotiate, the ...

This is what people on the streets here were asking after more than 2 million Catalans voted overwhelmingly Sunday in a chaotic, violent referendum to declare independence from Spain. The mood was ...

Catalonia will stick to its timetable for independence from Spain despite the national political stalemate and the Madrid government's refusal to negotiate, the region's foreign policy chief said ...